[BINDING]. A large, calligraphic patent of nobility from Austria-Hungry, in an ornate binding. (Vienna, 1911).
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[BINDING]. A large, calligraphic patent of nobility from Austria-Hungry, in an ornate binding. (Vienna, 1911).
Folio, (368x 279 mm). Single column, approximately 24 lines of text per page. Front cover presenting the imperial coat of arms for Austria-Hungary, blue-green morocco, gilt metalwork with inlaid precious stones and faience; with stand.
Bestowing upon Brunn industrialist Adolf Noble von Kurschner and his descendants a Hungarian noble title. With a large a large Coat of Arms displaying a machine gear and 2 plow blades in a field of blue, above 2 fleur-di-lies and 4 stars in a red field, beneath a blue eagle and flanked by two lions.
Property from the Estate of Kenneth R. Treis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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